Colleges in Pennsylvania That Accept a 3.5 GPA

A 3.5 GPA is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted GPA, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Pennsylvania schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 3.5 GPA. You are above their typical applicant.

• Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus — University Park, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• University of Scranton — Scranton, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania — Slippery Rock, PA · 3.25 avg GPA
• Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania — Shippensburg, PA · 3.20 avg GPA
• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania — Kutztown, PA · 3.20 avg GPA
• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania — East Stroudsburg, PA · 3.15 avg GPA
• Dickinson College — Carlisle, PA · 3.00 avg GPA
• Moravian University — Bethlehem, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Saint Vincent College — Latrobe, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Alvernia University — Reading, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Lycoming College — Williamsport, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Juniata College — Huntingdon, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Holy Family University — Philadelphia, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Lebanon Valley College — Annville, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Cedar Crest College — Allentown, PA · 3.25 avg GPA

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 3.5 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Temple University — Philadelphia, PA · 3.52 avg GPA
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania — West Chester, PA · 3.50 avg GPA
• Millersville University of Pennsylvania — Millersville, PA · 3.35 avg GPA
• Duquesne University — Pittsburgh, PA · 3.50 avg GPA
• Allegheny College — Meadville, PA · 3.58 avg GPA
• Franklin and Marshall College — Lancaster, PA · 3.60 avg GPA
• Chatham University — Pittsburgh, PA · 3.60 avg GPA
• Grove City College — Grove City, PA · 3.60 avg GPA
• Elizabethtown College — Elizabethtown, PA · 3.45 avg GPA
• Gannon University — Erie, PA · 3.35 avg GPA
• Geneva College — Beaver Falls, PA · 3.35 avg GPA

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 3.5 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, PA · 3.90 avg GPA
• Carnegie Mellon University — Pittsburgh, PA · 3.91 avg GPA
• Lehigh University — Bethlehem, PA · 3.85 avg GPA
• University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus — Pittsburgh, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Villanova University — Villanova, PA · 3.85 avg GPA
• Drexel University — Philadelphia, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Bucknell University — Lewisburg, PA · 3.85 avg GPA
• Lafayette College — Easton, PA · 3.78 avg GPA
• Gettysburg College — Gettysburg, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Bryn Mawr College — Bryn Mawr, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Muhlenberg College — Allentown, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Ursinus College — Collegeville, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Haverford College — Haverford, PA · 3.90 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.5 GPA, nationwide

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